Community: Yes, as long as you have lots of room for them to move around.

Lifestyle: Nocturnal, active at night.

Enclosure

A Rubbermaid container does best in housing multiple dubia roaches. The size depends on how many dubia roaches you will be housing in a single enclosure. The reason why most people choose Rubbermaid containers is because of the slick sides that it has, not allowing the dubia roaches to climb them. Even though dubia roaches like their environment humid, you still need ventilation. Ventilation will help keep the enclosure smelling somewhat clean and will help keep mold and bacteria from growing. Too much humidity can cause bacteria to grow and can sometimes even attract mites. Most plastic tubs come with plastic covers. You will have to modify the plastic cover in order to provide ventilation. You can do this easily by cutting a hole in the cover, at least 8”x8” and hot-glue some vinyl mesh over the opening.

Furnishing

1) Egg crates, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, and etc are great things to include in the enclosure. During the day, most of the dubia roaches will spend their time in these to sleep, hide, or relax in. If enough is not available, they will try to climb on one another and overcrowd one specific area in the enclosure. This is why, you must put enough supplies for all the roaches to live comfortably.

One bowl to hold your water source which may include fresh vegetables, water gels, and any other source of hydration.

Lighting and Heating

Dubia Roaches do not need any special lighting whatsoever. The only thing they need is a source of heat through a normal house bulb or heat lamp.

Temperatures should be…

Day Time

80-95 °F is recommended.

Night Time

No lights are necessary. 70-75 °F is recommended. If it is too cold to achieve this temperature without lights, I recommend using a heat emitter or a reptile infrared heat light. Make sure to check temps at night, to reassure the temps are good to avoid stress.

Feeding

Dubia Roaches will eat just about anything. A high protein diet is recommended. You may make your own using a recipe provided by one of our members on here or you may go buy a commercial roach food diet sold in pet stores.

Humidity and Hydration

Humidity is something they need to live a good life. The humidity levels should be mid way at about 50%. To reach these levels, it is recommended to spray down the enclosure once or twice daily, depending on where you live. Some places are so humid that spraying isn’t even needed.

Hydration is something very important for dubia roaches. With such high temperatures, hydration is needed every day for dubia roaches. You may hydrate your dubia roaches with water gels, carrots, slices of potatoes, wet paper towels, and etc. If you choose to use fresh vegetables, make sure to replace them every other day to avoid bacteria and mold build up.

Substrate

The best substrate for dubia roaches, is no substrate. This will make cleaning the container a lot more easier.